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Tropical Storm Rosa forms off Mexico's Pacific coast, could become hurricane

9/25/2018, 11:40:55 PM
Rosa is likely to become hurricane status by early Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center ✔ Economic research firm Moody's Analytics estimated that the storm has caused around $44 billion in damage and lost output, one of the 10 costliest hurricanes to hit the U.S. The worst disaster, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, cost $192.2 billion in today's dollars


Wildfire smoke costs famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival

9/25/2018, 9:28:17 PM
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — The famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival that attracts tourists from around the world says it lost $2 million this summer because wildfire smoke forced it to can ✔ The organization will have an indoor venue next season for smoky days as an alternate to its award-winning outdoor theater and will shift its outdoor season back a week to avoid the worst of the wildfire season ✔ Some days, winds brought smoke from Washington wildfires to the city as well


Florence: an unwelcome visitor who refuses to leave

9/25/2018, 10:14:39 PM
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — For many living near South Carolina's coast, Florence is the visitor they never wanted who now refuses to leave. Eleven days after the once-f ✔ (AP) For many living near South Carolina's coast, Florence is the visitor they never wanted who now refuses to leave ✔ Called the Lifeline, the temporary wall will remain effective if the water doesn't rise more than an additional 5 feet (1.5 meters) from its current level, according to the state Department of Transportation


South Pacific tropical season is EARLY: Solomon Islands bracing for HUGE rains

9/25/2018, 9:53:18 PM
THE South Pacific tropical season is not due to begin until November, but an area of low pressure looks set to become a named storm within days. ✔ The tropical threat will remain several hundred miles north and west of Vanuatu and New Caledonia ✔ Severe Tropical Cyclone Hola was less powerful at 105mph, but even more deadly, claiming three lives in Vanuatu ✔ The other six deaths from the 2017-2018 season occurred between Vanuatu, Tonga and Fiji, and were a result of Tropical Cyclone Josie


NTSB faults Air Canada pilots for last year's near disaster

9/25/2018, 9:48:05 PM
Federal safety officials blame two Air Canada pilots for coming within 10 to 20 feet of crashing their jetliner into a plane on the ground last year in San Francisco. The ✔ Federal safety officials blame two Air Canada pilots for coming within 10 to 20 feet of crashing their jetliner into a plane on the ground last year in San Francisco ✔ An NTSB staff member said Tuesday that they calculated the plane flew 10 feet to 20 feet above the first of the four waiting jetliners, then circled and returned for a safe landing


Thousands urged to flee as Florence-triggered floods wash into...

9/25/2018, 11:35:44 PM
s) - Thousands of people in the Georgetown, South Carolina, area were urged to e... ✔ COAL ASH POND COULD FLOOD In neighboring Conway County, the Waccamaw, which was already well above flood stage on Tuesday, could inundate a coal ash pond that holds more than 200,000 tons of toxic ash, according to Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility


South Carolina Faces More Flooding as Rivers Continue to Crest

9/25/2018, 8:53:49 PM
Parts of South Carolina continued to deal with severe flooding Tuesday while bracing for more to come, 11 days after Hurricane Florence made landfall. ✔ Equipment sits on a partly submerged fairway at Aberdeen Golf Course in Longs, S.C., on Monday ✔ The storm has taken at least 46 lives in the Carolinas and Virginia, authorities said ✔ Burning coal creates ash that can contain arsenic, selenium, lead and mercury ✔ The state is waiting for results from its own water-quality tests


US judge repeats Trump vulgarity during immigration hearing

9/25/2018, 11:38:07 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge Tuesday repeated President Donald Trump's vulgar description of African countries while questioning his administration's motives for ending a pro ✔ Kirschner said input from the White House was expected on an issue like this, but the final decision was Duke's ✔ Chen is deciding whether to block the administration's decision to end temporary protected status for people from Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador


Book planned to show U.S. the damage from its 1954 nuke tests

9/25/2018, 10:19:12 PM
KOCHI—Peace activist Keisuke Okamura is publishing a photo book in English to show Americans what ha ✔ Okamura began shooting photos of the former crew members in 1994 and started providing assistance for their lawsuit in 2016 ✔ The DVD will be translated into English, French, Russian and other languages for distribution at schools and libraries in Japan and in nuclear weapon-possessing nations


Doctors 'blamed victims to cover up NHS blood scandal'

9/25/2018, 10:05:33 PM
Around 30,000 patients in the UK were said to have been given unsafe blood products in the 1970s and 1980s, exposing them to hepatitis C and HIV. Some 3,000 are thought to have since died. ✔ David Lock, QC, acting for 241 of those affected, emphasised that many victims had been accused of ‘drug use, alcoholism or sexual promiscuity’, with the NHS apparently desperate to wash its hands of any responsibility ✔ The inquiry was asked to investigate what ‘made him so concerned regarding the contamination of [blood products] purchased from America that he directed that measures should be put in place to become self-sufficient within five years’


Hayley Hughes and Samira Mighty attend National Reality TV Awards

9/25/2018, 8:37:47 PM
The 21-year-old Scouse model turned heads in skimpy embellished co-ords as she joined forces with her glamorous fellow Islander, Samira Mighty. ✔ They previously cosied up at STK in Ibiza and left together hand-in-hand and were seen enjoying a romantic dinner date in London's Mayfair, according to The Sun ✔ The pair are stood with two other friends in the adorable snap, which she captioned: 'Cutest night.' He's got specs appeal: Love Island's Alex Miller donned square-frame shades and a tartan blazer


Argentina central banker resigns as IMF talks near conclusion

9/25/2018, 11:17:06 PM
entral bank governor unexpectedly resigned on Tuesday in the midst of negotiatio... ✔ This resignation is due to personal reasons, with the conviction that a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund will reestablish confidence in the fiscal, financial, monetary and exchange rate situation, the central bank said in a statement


Lily Allen reveals her brother Alfie’s shock wardrobe malfunction while meeting Princess Diana

9/25/2018, 11:13:20 PM
LILY Allen has recalled an embarrassing moment from childhood, in which her brother Alfie Allen, suffered a horrifying wardrobe malfunction when the pair met Princess Diana in 1992. 33-year-old Lil… ✔ According to Lily, Diana noticed Alfie was crying and asked what was wrong ✔ HBO 4 Alfie plays Theon Greyjoy in Game of Thrones Earlier this week, we told you about Lady Amelia Windsor, who poses in a grotty airport loo in £39.50 M&S trousers and a Topshop knit just hours before dazzling in Dior at Paris Fashion Week ✔ We also revealed the celebrities whose stints on reality TV spelled disaster for their careers ✔ And we showed you Kylie Jenner's 'life changing' breakfast tweak


Claudia Winkleman's mum Eve Pollard says she was 'always naked' when her famous daughter was young - and thinks it's healthy for children to see their parents in the nude

9/25/2018, 9:39:18 PM
STRICTLY presenter Claudia Winkleman recently revealed she often walks around her house naked – much to the disapproval of her 15-year-old son, Jake. And now, Claudia’s mum, Eve Pollard… ✔ Getty - Contributor 4 Eve and Claudia attend the British Academy Television Craft Awards Eve, a former newspaper editor, explained on This Morning: The first time you see a man should not necessarily be the first time you see the bloke that you fancy


Dan Osborne and Marcel Somerville come face-to-face at National Reality TV Awards after Gabby Allen cheating rumours

9/25/2018, 10:59:59 PM
DAN Osborne and Gabby Allen’s ex-boyfriend Marcel Somerville threatened to collide tonight at the National Reality TV Awards. The men crossed paths at the celeb-packed bash, after Marcel accu… ✔ A spokesman for Gabby told us: Gabby was 100 per cent faithful during her relationship with Marcel and finds it disappointing that he is attempting to make himself feel better about his own adultery with these baseless and malicious untruths ✔ The former footballer has got his marriage back on track with Alice so an awkward run-in with Chloe at the awards show tonight could be a disaster


NTSB Urges Safety Upgrades to Prevent Taxiway Collisions

9/25/2018, 10:51:51 PM
Federal air-accident investigators recommended enhanced safety systems both in cockpits and on the ground to reduce hazards of airliners mistakenly landing on taxiways instead of designated runways, a dangerous trend. ✔ An Air Canada jet, like the one pictured at San Francisco International Airport, was involved in a near-collision there when it came within 20 feet of hitting an aircraft while attempting to land ✔ The close call already has served as a catalyst for wide-ranging changes, from revised staffing of airport towers to modification of ground radar systems to a national safety summit two months ago about the general hazard


Opinion | Mitch McConnell is Kavanaugh’s ‘lodestar’

9/25/2018, 9:19:17 PM
His remarks on the Senate floor concerning the Kavanaugh nomination serve as an oasis of clarity. ✔ And Republicans are in fact looking forward to welcoming the entrance of Stormy Daniels’s lawyer and wannabe 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Avenatti onto the stage ✔ But I don’t see how our politics cools down and this political era ends well


Susanna Reid leads fashion hits at National Reality TV Awards… while Chloe Ayling misses the style mark

9/25/2018, 9:34:48 PM
FROM Love Island to Dragon’s Den, First Dates and The X Factor, celebs are out in full force to celebrate the best in reality television at this year’s National Reality TV Awards. Tonig… ✔ The pregnant reality star looked stunning in a backless, floor-length sequin gown ✔ Rex Features 16 Isabelle wears a peplum white ensemble, but unfortunately suffered a slight stain on the inner leg Lizzie Cundy dazzled in a shimmering silver maxi dress by Goddiva ✔ The show-stopping number was a bold choice, but seemed to be a little ill-fitting ✔ And we showed you Kylie Jenner's 'life changing' breakfast tweak


Second GBBO star forced to pull out of show due to illness

9/25/2018, 8:02:35 PM
The judge was missing during the Showstopper challenge as Paul Hollywood revealed that he would be 'flying solo' ✔ Prue Leith became the second star to pull out of the Great British Bake Off due to illness ✔ Co-star Paul Hollywood revealed that he would be flying solo today to judge the competition as 78-year-old Prue had fallen sick ✔ He added: But the downside to that means that next week there is a strong possibility two people might be going home


Who left Bake Off in Spice Week and who got Star Baker?

9/25/2018, 8:32:13 PM
THE 2018 series of The Great British Bake Off is underway! This week was Spice Week and the bakers rose to the challenges and produced some masterpieces. So whose creations weren’t quite spic… ✔ Karen's biscuits were described as chunky and ended up tasting of ginger ✔ Kim Joy made a Christmas themed chandelier which Paul described as clever and exquisite - and he loved the taste too ✔ The judges and presenters are unchanged from last year - Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood judge, while Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig as hosts


Susanna Reid is big winner at star-studded National Reality TV Awards as she triumphs over Good Morning Britain co-star Piers Morgan to take top honour

9/25/2018, 10:35:29 PM
SUSANNA Reid was the big winner at the National Reality TV Awards tonight as she triumphed over her Good Morning Britain co-host Piers Morgan to take a top honour. The telly beauty scooped three pr… ✔ James Curley 27 The pair were seen kissing at the start of the night It comes after the couple narrowly dodged Chloe on the red carpet tonight ✔ Dan Osborne, Marcel Somerville, Susanna Reid, Love Island's Samira Mighty, Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, Geordie Shore's Abbie Holborn and Sophie Kasaei, Charlotte Dawson and Isabelle Warburton were also there


Ken Burns Isn’t Mad

9/25/2018, 11:09:49 PM
The “far, far left," “far, far right” and “third- and fourth-rate academics” are all wrong about America’s most famous amateur historian. Just ask him. ✔ Illustration: Damon Dahlen / HuffPost Photos: GettyKen Burns’ The Mayo Clinic debuts on PBS on Sept ✔ It’s that he has no patience for the people who pick apart his documentaries without having ever watched them ✔ But that, to me, is as much a responsibility [as anything] ✔ If we are that good, stop talking about it and start acting like it


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